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ways. Sometimes I think that fire was the judgment of God.”
Joshua felt his own anger rising now. “God wouldn’t let a man’s wife and daughter die because of his sin. And he helped me stay out of sin during my rumspringa .”
His daed’s eyes slowly softened. “What are you talking about?”
“I was getting a little wild when I was seventeen. I was sneaking out with some English to go to Jamestown, and Eb knocked some sense into me. He even helped me stop lying when I was a kid, so we go a ways back.”
Rueben folded his hands and sighed. “I didn’t know that…”
~*~
Raven cherished the times she could snuggle up and read, and this blistering cold night made her feel all the warmer in her bed. She looked at the title of the book Lawrence gave her. More Than a Carpenter . He said her doubts about Jesus being God would slip away once she read it. She had to admit she liked Jesus, from what she read in the Book of John, and hoped he was right.
She also thought of Lawrence’s question. Would you like to go out sometime for dinner and a movie? Yes, he was handsome and kind, but why did she compare him to Joshua and not Brandon? She didn’t even think of her former boyfriend in Florida, unless he emailed her. She thought of Joshua more than she wanted to, and caught herself replaying over in her mind how it felt to be in his arms when she fell in the snow. He just seemed to fit her. She’d never talked about her past to anyone but she felt so safe with him.
Raven thought of him skiing Amish-style and had to stifle a giggle. The Amish had more ways of having fun than she ever imagined. Amish kids were always outside playing in the snow, sledding or making snowmen. Most American children were inside, hooked up to electronics. She was prejudiced against the Amish when she first came to Appleton. Her only impression of them came from her childhood; that they were wimpy men who wouldn’t fight back. How her views were changing.
She picked up the book and thought of Lawrence again, and how he looked at her. If it wasn’t for Joshua, she’d say yes in a heartbeat to a date, but she needed to get Joshua out of her mind before she did. She could just say yes to coffee or something very casual, and that she’d just gotten out of a bad relationship…with Brandon…
~*~
Joshua chopped wood and looked over at Eb’s. The house looked sad. Pealed paint and even a broken window replaced with a board. He’d helped rebuild after the fire, several years ago. Couldn’t Eb see the goodness of God through the People? He thought of the days and weeks of tearing down the rubble, and replacing it with a new home where he would maybe raise a family again. Why’d he have to go and turn to the bottle, and in his rage, turn against God and the People?
A car pulled into his driveway and Raven got out with a large box. Joshua noticed Eb hadn’t shoveled the walkway leading to the house. Sticking the ax in a piece of wood, he got the metal snow shovel and made his way over. “Raven, how are you?”
“I’m doing fine. How about you?”
“Well, concerned about Eb and I’m sure glad at least you’re checking on him. I’m going to shovel the driveway and stairs so you don’t hurt yourself when you come over.”
“That’s thoughtful of you, but Eb’s shunned. You don’t want to get in trouble. How about I ask Lawrence to do it?”
He tried to read her when she said his name. Did she feel something for the pastor? “I’ll do it. Should have been done last week.”
“How’s your mom?”
“Getting used to dialysis. She’s knitting everyone scarves. Says it helps pass the time.” He looked at the concern in her eyes. He’d never seen it in Lottie’s. He drew near to her and took the box, his hands overlapping hers, and turned when he heard the clopping of horse’s hoofs. It was Lottie and her mother, Mary. Lottie gawked at him then snapped her head, looking straight ahead.
Joshua jiggled the
Joshua felt his own anger rising now. “God wouldn’t let a man’s wife and daughter die because of his sin. And he helped me stay out of sin during my rumspringa .”
His daed’s eyes slowly softened. “What are you talking about?”
“I was getting a little wild when I was seventeen. I was sneaking out with some English to go to Jamestown, and Eb knocked some sense into me. He even helped me stop lying when I was a kid, so we go a ways back.”
Rueben folded his hands and sighed. “I didn’t know that…”
~*~
Raven cherished the times she could snuggle up and read, and this blistering cold night made her feel all the warmer in her bed. She looked at the title of the book Lawrence gave her. More Than a Carpenter . He said her doubts about Jesus being God would slip away once she read it. She had to admit she liked Jesus, from what she read in the Book of John, and hoped he was right.
She also thought of Lawrence’s question. Would you like to go out sometime for dinner and a movie? Yes, he was handsome and kind, but why did she compare him to Joshua and not Brandon? She didn’t even think of her former boyfriend in Florida, unless he emailed her. She thought of Joshua more than she wanted to, and caught herself replaying over in her mind how it felt to be in his arms when she fell in the snow. He just seemed to fit her. She’d never talked about her past to anyone but she felt so safe with him.
Raven thought of him skiing Amish-style and had to stifle a giggle. The Amish had more ways of having fun than she ever imagined. Amish kids were always outside playing in the snow, sledding or making snowmen. Most American children were inside, hooked up to electronics. She was prejudiced against the Amish when she first came to Appleton. Her only impression of them came from her childhood; that they were wimpy men who wouldn’t fight back. How her views were changing.
She picked up the book and thought of Lawrence again, and how he looked at her. If it wasn’t for Joshua, she’d say yes in a heartbeat to a date, but she needed to get Joshua out of her mind before she did. She could just say yes to coffee or something very casual, and that she’d just gotten out of a bad relationship…with Brandon…
~*~
Joshua chopped wood and looked over at Eb’s. The house looked sad. Pealed paint and even a broken window replaced with a board. He’d helped rebuild after the fire, several years ago. Couldn’t Eb see the goodness of God through the People? He thought of the days and weeks of tearing down the rubble, and replacing it with a new home where he would maybe raise a family again. Why’d he have to go and turn to the bottle, and in his rage, turn against God and the People?
A car pulled into his driveway and Raven got out with a large box. Joshua noticed Eb hadn’t shoveled the walkway leading to the house. Sticking the ax in a piece of wood, he got the metal snow shovel and made his way over. “Raven, how are you?”
“I’m doing fine. How about you?”
“Well, concerned about Eb and I’m sure glad at least you’re checking on him. I’m going to shovel the driveway and stairs so you don’t hurt yourself when you come over.”
“That’s thoughtful of you, but Eb’s shunned. You don’t want to get in trouble. How about I ask Lawrence to do it?”
He tried to read her when she said his name. Did she feel something for the pastor? “I’ll do it. Should have been done last week.”
“How’s your mom?”
“Getting used to dialysis. She’s knitting everyone scarves. Says it helps pass the time.” He looked at the concern in her eyes. He’d never seen it in Lottie’s. He drew near to her and took the box, his hands overlapping hers, and turned when he heard the clopping of horse’s hoofs. It was Lottie and her mother, Mary. Lottie gawked at him then snapped her head, looking straight ahead.
Joshua jiggled the
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